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Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery and Sewing Machine
Sewing & Embroidery Machine
Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.
The Baby Lock Altair sewing and embroidery machine features include:
- IQ Intuition Positioning®
- Design Database Transfer
- 9-1/2" x 14" Embroidery Field
- IQ Designer
- 771 Built-In Stitches
- 494 Built-In Embroidery Designs
- Large 11.25" Workspace
- Needle Beam
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Iq intuition positioning app
Iq designer
9.5" x 14" embroidery field
774 built in stitches
494 built in embroidery designs
Needle beam
Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing and Embroidery Machine
The Baby Lock Altair 2 sewing and embroidery machine is ready to partner with both professional creators and avid hobbyists. Explore the endless possibilities of the Altair 2's large hoop space and 500+ built-in designs. You can even send your custom designs wirelessly to your machine!
Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Baby Lock Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.
Altair 2 Features

IQ Intuition™ Positioning App
Use this positioning app to take a photo of your fabric in a special hoop and wirelessly transfer it to your machine. The image will display onscreen in high resolution in lifelike color, allowing you to perfectly position your design exactly where you want it, how you want it, every time.

IQ Designer
Create your own embroidery designs with ease. Take a photo with the IQ Intuition Positioning App and em>wirelessly transmit it to the Altair 2! Draw directly on the screen or if you’re feeling inspired by an existing art file, simply upload it to the Altair 2 through the USB drive. Your art will be instantly digitized with the colors and fill stitches you choose.

2-point Positioning
Use the 2-point positioning function, with needle beam, to preview the position of your embroidery design. Then, adjust the position and angle for precise placement. Your embroidery will be perfectly placed every time.

IQ Intuition Monitoring® App
Keep track of your project’s progress with this convenient feature that alerts your phone when the bobbin needs to be changed, if a thread breaks, if a thread needs to be changed and when stitching is done.

Stitch Tapering
Match your project’s sharp angles or create mitered corners with Altair 2’s Stitch Tapering. With 12 angle settings, two ending methods, and 20 decorative stitches, you can customize a variety of sewing projects.

Quilting Around an Embroidery Pattern
Add stippling, echo quilting, or any of the 30 Decorative Fill patterns from IQ Designer around a selected design. Line spacing, distance, and frame size are easily adjustable.

9.5″ x 14″ Embroidery Field
Stitch bigger embroidery designs and enjoy less re-hooping with a large embroidery field.

Wireless Capability
Use your favorite embroidery design software like Palette (version 11 or higher, sold separately) to wirelessly transmit your designs from your computer to the Altair 2.

10.1″ LCD Screen
You’ll have total control over every single aspect of your stitches, embroidery designs, placement, colors and more on a large touchscreen. Comparable to many popular tablets, it features large, clear buttons and vivid colors.

Large 11.25″ workspace
With a generous 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle, Altair 2 gives you plenty of room to work. Those larger projects aren’t anything to worry about!

Color Visualizer
Choose from random, vivid, gradient and soft, and watch as your design is transformed in an array of color combinations. Tag your favorite color combinations, then select your favorite from the finalists.

534 Embroidery Designs
You’ll always have something to embroider with Altair 2’s huge selection of built-in designs that includes 200 exclusive designs from Baby Lock. The design library features large thumbnails to make finding the right match even easier.

Fancy Font
The included Fancy Fonts are perfect for monogramming, with an elegant touch. Stitch these out in multi-color or monochrome!

774 Stitches
The Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing Machine is loaded with stitches, giving you plenty of options for every project. Best of all, you can combine them for countless stitch combinations and you can save them in memory to retrieve them at any time.

Quick-Set Drop-In Bobbin
Simply drop your bobbin in the machine, pull your threads through the slot and let your machine do the rest.

Needle Beam
Know exactly where the needle will drop every time with a brilliant LED pointer on the included embroidery foot. There’s no more guesswork!
Convenience Features of Baby Lock Altair 2
- 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle
- Quick-Set top-loading bobbin with sensor
- Quick-Set independent bobbin winding system with variable speed
- Automatic thread cutter with on/off capability
- Auto presser foot lift
- NeverMiss™ Automatic Advanced Needle Threading System
| Features | Aurora | Bloom | Vesta | Aerial | Altair 2 | Radiance |
| Ease of Placement | Trace Feature to define design size & 9 Point trial checkpoints | 9 Point trial checkpoints | 9 Point trial check points, Needle Beam if U+ foot is purchased separately | 9 Point trial check points, Needle Beam if W+ foot is purchased separately | IQ Intuition Positioning® with App & Coded Hoops, Needle Beam, 2-Point Positioning | IQ Live Stitch™ Projector, Built-in Camera, Needle Drop Point, Pattern Connection, Precise Touch Positioning |
| Maximum Hoop Size | 4" x 4" | 5" x 7" | 6.25" x 10.25" | 8" x 12" | 9.5" x 15" | 11 5/8" x 18 1/4" |
| Included Hoops | 4" x 4" |
5" x 7" 5" x 12" MultiPosition |
6.25" x 10.25" 5" x 7" |
8" x 12" 5" x 7" |
9.5" x 14" 9.5" X 9.5" 5" x 7" 4" x 4" |
11 5/8" x 18 1/4" 10 5/8" x 10 5/8" 5" x 7" 4" x 4" |
| Editing Features | Mirror image, 1°, 10°‚& 90° rotation Combine designs | Combine Designs | Color Sort, Combine Designs | Auto Baste, Color Sort on Border Function, Monocrhome, Duplicate | IQ™ Designer, Auto-Stipple, Echo & Decorative Fill, Color Visualizer, Enhanced Color Sort, Size & Rotate On-Screen, Design Group, Multi-Selection Tool, No-Sew Region | Edit options 8" X 5", Projector & Stylus, Enhanced IQ™ Designer, Picture Play Enhanced Quilt Border, Edge-toEdge Quilting Auto-Stipple, Echo & Decorative Fill, Alignment Tool, Design Resequencing, No-Sew Region |
| Number of Built-In Fonts | Enhanced IQ™ Designer, Enhanced Quilt Border | 16, including 2 Large Floral & Exclusive Script, Multiline text | 16, including Large block & Exclusive Script, Multi-line text | 19, including Exclusive Script & Large Floral Alphabet | 34, including Extra Large Alphabets, Couching, & Exclusive Script | 39, including Extra Large Alphabets, Exclusive Script, Fill Couching Alphabet & Preview Option |
| IQ Designer | - | - | - | - | ✓ (with IQ Positioning) | ✓ (with IQ Positioning) |
| Number of Built-In Embroidery Designs | 303 | 342 | 293 | 262, including Bobbinwork designs | 957, including Couching Embroidery | 1,858, including Couching, Enhanced Quilt Border, Edge to Edge, Long Stitch, and Large Connect Designs |
| File Formats | PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC | PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC | Saves in PHC, receives wirelessly from Palette, cannot send to a PC, cannot read PHX | PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC | PES, PHC, PHX, DST. Saves in PHX, send & receive to/from Palette, can read PHC | PES, PHC, PHX, DST. Saves in PHX proprietary to BLRA, send & receive to/ from Palette |
| Resizing Capability | Up to 20%, Down 10% | Up to 20%, Down 10% | Up to 20%, Down 10% | Up to 20%, Down 10% | Up to 200%, Down 60% | Up to 200%, Down 60% |
| Technology | 1 USB A | 1 USB A | 1 USB A | 1 USB A & 1B | 1 USB A & 1B | 1 USB A, Voice Guidance |
| Wireless Features | Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification | Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification | Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification | - | Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, IQ Intuition Positioning™ App, IQ Intuition Monitoring TM App, Updates Via Wi-Fi | Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, IQ Intuition Monitoring™ App, IQ Positioning™ App for IQ Designer, Updates Via Wi-Fi |
| Top Embroidery Speed | 400 SPM | 650 SPM | 850 SPM | 1,050 SPM | 1,050 SPM | 1,050 SPM |
| Sewing With Embroidery Unit | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maximum Stitches in A Single Hoop | 50,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 850,000 |
| Auto Resume | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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FAQ
Got a question? We're here for you!
What is the IQ Intuition Positioning App?
It is a built-in feature that lets you take a photo of your hooped fabric with a smart device. You then transfer the image wirelessly to the machine screen, allowing you to easily view, rotate, and precisely position your embroidery exactly where you want it.
Does it have built-in stippling and quilting features?
It is a built-in feature that lets you take a photo of your hooped fabric with a smart device. You then transfer the image wirelessly to the machine screen, allowing you to easily view, rotate, and precisely position your embroidery exactly where you want it.
Can I convert my own drawings into embroidery?
Absolutely. Using the on-screen IQ Designer, you can draw directly on the screen, scan artwork, or upload vector files via USB. The machine's software instantly converts your art into embroidery stitches.
